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cyberthreat intelligence, cybersecurity crimes, cybersecurity provider, cybersecurity purpose and self-protected entity. the term cyberthreat information, cyberthreat intelligence, cybersecurity crimes, cybersecurity provider, cybersecurity purpose and self-protected entity have the meaning given those terms in section 1104 of the national security act of 1947 as added by section 3-a of this act. three, intelligence community. the term intelligence community has the meaning given the term -- has the meaning given the term in section 34 of the national security act of 1947, 50, united states code, 401-a-4. four, shared situational awareness. the term shared situational awareness means an environment where cyberthreat information is shared in real time between all designate the federal cyberoperations centers to provide actionable information about all known cyberthreats. page 5, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 6, line 7. page 7, beginning on line 17, strike by the department or agency of the federal government receiving such cyberthreat information. page 13, strike line 13 and all
cyberthreat intelligence, cybersecurity crimes, cybersecurity provider, cybersecurity purpose and self-protected entity. the term cyberthreat information, cyberthreat intelligence, cybersecurity crimes, cybersecurity provider, cybersecurity purpose and self-protected entity have the meaning given those terms in section 1104 of the national security act of 1947 as added by section 3-a of this act. three, intelligence community. the term intelligence community has the meaning given the term --...
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there can be absolutely no doubt or delay in shoring up our nation's cybersecurity. we must take clear, responsible action to enhance the security of the american people. i want to commend ranking member ruppersberger for his leadership -- actually chairman rogers and ranking member ruppersberger for working together in a bipartisan way for their leadership on this issue and efforts to craft and try to improve this legislation. i want to thank the chair and co-chairman, chairman mccaul and mr. thompson, the chair and ranking democrat on the homeland security committee for their energetic leadership on this subject as well. i thank both committees for recognizes the jurisdiction of the other committee. i had hoped that today we would be addressing some major concerns of members of congress and the white house by improving the legislation to put protections for personal information. we are at a place with all the respect in the world for the work of our chairs and ranking members on this, and it has been considerable, you have standing on this issue that is recognized
there can be absolutely no doubt or delay in shoring up our nation's cybersecurity. we must take clear, responsible action to enhance the security of the american people. i want to commend ranking member ruppersberger for his leadership -- actually chairman rogers and ranking member ruppersberger for working together in a bipartisan way for their leadership on this issue and efforts to craft and try to improve this legislation. i want to thank the chair and co-chairman, chairman mccaul and mr....
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but current federal law does not adequately address the nature of today's cybersecurity threats. since its enactment in 2002 of the federal information security administration act, it has become the check the box compliance legislation that has little to do with minimizing cyberthreats, and yet the government accountability office recently found that security incidents among 24 key information increased by 650%, or more than six-fold in the last five years. to address the rising challenge poised by cyberthreats, ranking member cummings and myself introduced in the last congress a bill to re-authorize fizz ma. -- fisma. that bill was introduced anonymously. we introduced legislation, h.r. 1163, the federal information security amendments act of 2013. the bill was voted out of our committee by unanimous vote on march 20. the bill aims to harness the last decade of technology and innovation in securing federal information systems. to enhance the current framework of securing technology systems, our bill calls for automated and continuous monitoring of government information systems.
but current federal law does not adequately address the nature of today's cybersecurity threats. since its enactment in 2002 of the federal information security administration act, it has become the check the box compliance legislation that has little to do with minimizing cyberthreats, and yet the government accountability office recently found that security incidents among 24 key information increased by 650%, or more than six-fold in the last five years. to address the rising challenge...
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our committee addressed specific needs in cybersecurity , r&d separately in h.r. 756 but in doing so, we made sure that both the intellectual and financial resources for cybersecurity r&d are appropriately integrated with the rest of the federal n.i.t. portfolio. information security r&d should not take place in an of itself. it bears on all networking and information technologies. in closing, n.i.t. technologies cut across every sector of our economy and our national defense infrastructure. our relatively modest 20-year investment in nitr-d programs has contributed immeasurably to our economic and national security by enabling innovation and job creation in the n.i.t. and providing american students with the skills to fill these jobs. let's re-authorize this program today and ensure that it remains strong. i want to thank my friend, mrs. lummis, for reintroducing a bipartisan bill once again in this congress and i also would like to thank my staff and in sokolo for their hard work on this bill and i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 967 and reserve the balance of my time. the speake
our committee addressed specific needs in cybersecurity , r&d separately in h.r. 756 but in doing so, we made sure that both the intellectual and financial resources for cybersecurity r&d are appropriately integrated with the rest of the federal n.i.t. portfolio. information security r&d should not take place in an of itself. it bears on all networking and information technologies. in closing, n.i.t. technologies cut across every sector of our economy and our national defense...
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i want to share his view that the cybersecurity legislation is critically important legislation. i know that there are still continuing differences with reference to the protection of individual citizen's privacy on this legislation, but i also know, as the gentleman indicated, the critical nature of providing access and exchange of information so that we can protect americans, protect our country and protect our intellectual property and commercial property. so i would hope and expect that we would be working together in a bipartisan way to make sure that we can reach consensus so that we can see a bill signed. i want to say i know both you and i are pleased that chairman rogers and ranking member ruppersburger have been working so closely together in a bipartisan fashion to accomplish this objective. mr. leader, i hope you've noticed that earlier this week i gave a speech with reference to make it in america and in that speech i want you to know, if you missed it, i mentioned the jobs bill. i made a little fun of the jobs bill, as you recall, when you put it on the floor, but w
i want to share his view that the cybersecurity legislation is critically important legislation. i know that there are still continuing differences with reference to the protection of individual citizen's privacy on this legislation, but i also know, as the gentleman indicated, the critical nature of providing access and exchange of information so that we can protect americans, protect our country and protect our intellectual property and commercial property. so i would hope and expect that we...
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. >> one of the few areas that decrease activities going forward a cybersecurity, which we'll call for a new service member, increased offensive capabilities. what does this mean to the political military affairs bureau? is there some new set of skills? >> it's a great, great question. the state department undersecretary clinton focuses on the defense asked that if the legal aspect. there's so many different issues. it's important to have a coordinator. we feed into those types of issues. for example, my organization with foreign policy adviser to the cyber, commander insures we stay willing. when it comes to dod planning, an officer may bureau policy, which helps coordinate dod planning. so that is sort of my piece of it. all these various issues could require the state department to create an organization, a coordinator that works at the different perez, which have equities insider and you're absolutely right there's a lot of issues related to cyberand we feed into the offers. >> one last question here in the second row. >> thank you. he talked a lot about security assistance with hi
. >> one of the few areas that decrease activities going forward a cybersecurity, which we'll call for a new service member, increased offensive capabilities. what does this mean to the political military affairs bureau? is there some new set of skills? >> it's a great, great question. the state department undersecretary clinton focuses on the defense asked that if the legal aspect. there's so many different issues. it's important to have a coordinator. we feed into those types of...
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. >> let me close by asking briefly about cybersecurity. most people have concluded that the -- that many of the attacks on our systems in this country are coming from china. and are state-sponsored. but this is the new warfare of the future. ap -- and do you feel we are prepared to defend ourselves from these attacks and what can you tell us about our preparedness? >> well, cyber is one of the areas in this budget where we have proposed increases of considerable increases, more people, more capacity. you also know that we have an interagency dimension to this. department of homeland security has most of the domestic authority. we, too, have authority to protect our interests. n.s.a. and cyber command are the two main areas of expertise and responsibility. you have correctly identified the greatest threat to our security, economic security, political security, diplomatic security, military security that confronts us. not to minimize other threats. we are prepared and are preparing and strengthening that capacity to deal with these issues. w
. >> let me close by asking briefly about cybersecurity. most people have concluded that the -- that many of the attacks on our systems in this country are coming from china. and are state-sponsored. but this is the new warfare of the future. ap -- and do you feel we are prepared to defend ourselves from these attacks and what can you tell us about our preparedness? >> well, cyber is one of the areas in this budget where we have proposed increases of considerable increases, more...
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certain cyberthreat intelligence and cyberthreat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the permanent select committee on intelligence. after general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. in lue of the amendment in the nature -- in lieu of the amendment in the nature of the substitute recommended by the permanent select committee on intelligence now printed in the bill it shall be in order to consider as original bill for purpose of amendment under the five minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rule committees print 113-7. that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. no amendmen
certain cyberthreat intelligence and cyberthreat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the permanent select committee on intelligence. after general debate, the bill...
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there's no doubt that congress must act to improve cybersecurity and combat ongoing cyberthreats. legislate out of fear or sacrifice privacy in the name of security. despite improvements, the bill contains unacceptable threats to privacy and lacks adequate safeguards and accountability. i am opposed to allowing private companies to share personal information with other companies and the government without making reasonable efforts to remove personally identifiable information. . if congress does not require companies to make these efforts, they will not do so. in addition, private entities will operate with immunity under this legislation and the people i represent will have no recourse should their privacy be violated. the changes made to the bill did not address this underlying problem and i could not vote for it. we can fix these shortcomings and we should. let's improve cybersecurity and protect the privacy rights of the people that we are so honored to represent. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose doe
there's no doubt that congress must act to improve cybersecurity and combat ongoing cyberthreats. legislate out of fear or sacrifice privacy in the name of security. despite improvements, the bill contains unacceptable threats to privacy and lacks adequate safeguards and accountability. i am opposed to allowing private companies to share personal information with other companies and the government without making reasonable efforts to remove personally identifiable information. . if congress...
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coming up this week, cybersecurity bill that encourages companies to share information about potential cyber threats with each other and the federal government. today's suspension bill does with taxes and the government accountability office. the u.s. senate cavils in this afternoon at about the same time, 2:00 p.m. eastern, for general speeches and a debate on judicial nomination. tomorrow, work is underway on the gun-control bill with amendment debate expected to take much of the debate. final passage could take place over the next few weeks. once again, the house coming in at 2:00 eastern. right now, your phone calls from this morning's washington journal. host: year is the wall street journal cover potential immigration bill. expectancy this. you can see images of senator rubio on a variety of shows, including cbs, fox, abc, nbc. he kicked up his hard sell for the immigration overhaul has come to a seller republicans on sunday with expected unveiling of legislation he has helped representative. pitchinge key to immigration plan to conservative lawmakers. "the wall street journal" s
coming up this week, cybersecurity bill that encourages companies to share information about potential cyber threats with each other and the federal government. today's suspension bill does with taxes and the government accountability office. the u.s. senate cavils in this afternoon at about the same time, 2:00 p.m. eastern, for general speeches and a debate on judicial nomination. tomorrow, work is underway on the gun-control bill with amendment debate expected to take much of the debate....
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on cybersecurity. there are things that are moving forward. it just takes a long time. it just takes a long time. >> the short answer to your question is large parts of the organized business lobby in washington became partisan. some people who ran those organizations decided they could get more if the allied themselves with the republican caucus and house of representatives. for a while, they did. but that wound up poisoning the well in a way that now makes it difficult for those organizations to be part of the solution, because they are perceived by democrats as being in the pockets of republicans. that is maybe beginning to change but that has been, i would say, just analyzing, that that has been a problem in the last decade. it was a strategy that worked, and that it worked too well. now it is hard to pull back from that strategy and for the business organizations to be what they usually work, which was quite bipartisan, and provide the political ballast for the political conversation here on these issues. they are not the issues that people talk about in the countr
on cybersecurity. there are things that are moving forward. it just takes a long time. it just takes a long time. >> the short answer to your question is large parts of the organized business lobby in washington became partisan. some people who ran those organizations decided they could get more if the allied themselves with the republican caucus and house of representatives. for a while, they did. but that wound up poisoning the well in a way that now makes it difficult for those...
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cybersecurity concerns, cyber tcbm, how are they linked? >> i think there is a big link, sam. necessarilyave to attack a satellite in space to disable the satellite. cyber is another way to go after these issues. there is a definite link. in our discussions with the department of defense and other elements in the u.s. government, we are talking about that. in addition to the space gge, there is a separate information gge. i am in close contact with my colleague there. >> will that be reflected inin h some of these documents or will they be kept separate? >> for the time being, they will be kept separate. but as things evolve in the future, that could change. >> bruce has another question. we still have time for some more. >> bruce mcdonald again. we saw last year on the subject of the code of conduct, some voices emerged in the congress that were opposed, not just in congress but outside as well, giving arguments such as, this is really a treaty. this short-circuits the senate, so on and so forth. and then we got into election mode and all discussions focused on that. now here
cybersecurity concerns, cyber tcbm, how are they linked? >> i think there is a big link, sam. necessarilyave to attack a satellite in space to disable the satellite. cyber is another way to go after these issues. there is a definite link. in our discussions with the department of defense and other elements in the u.s. government, we are talking about that. in addition to the space gge, there is a separate information gge. i am in close contact with my colleague there. >> will that...
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legislation and to speak as well to the jurisdictional issue of the homeland security department working on cybersecurity. but i too believe it is most important to offer my deepest sympathy to those who lost their lives in boston, on patriots day in this boston marathon, that all the world comes to, to thank the first responders, those including nurses and doctors, volunteers, marathon runners and those who came from around the world to be in this unifying event. we give to them our deepest concern. i express my deepest sympathy to my colleagues who represent the boston area, to governor deval patrick and to those again, those familiar families who lost loved ones and those who are now lingering in hospital beds, i wish them well and stand with my colleagues as we did on 9/11 and many other times, that those who perpetrated this heinous act will be brought to justice. will be brought to justice. as a member of the homeland security committee, mr. speaker, i also hope to look at venues and big events in the pending weeks and months so that we can reassess the safety and security for the american people.
legislation and to speak as well to the jurisdictional issue of the homeland security department working on cybersecurity. but i too believe it is most important to offer my deepest sympathy to those who lost their lives in boston, on patriots day in this boston marathon, that all the world comes to, to thank the first responders, those including nurses and doctors, volunteers, marathon runners and those who came from around the world to be in this unifying event. we give to them our deepest...
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we see a future where cyberbecomes an important capability and inherent in that is the notion that cybersecurity is something that is manageable, that we have under control. but beyond that it's a tool that can be part of our military suite of capabilities and that portion of the activity, our work on cyberoffense plan x is a program that is specifically working toward building really the technology inenfra structure that would allow cyberoffense to move from the world we're in today where it's a fine, hand-crafted capability that requires exclusive authorities to do anything with it, that when you watch, you hope it's going to do what you think it's going to to but you don't really know. we need to move from there to a puche where signer is a capability like other weapons capabilities, meaning that a military operator can design and deploy a cybereffect, know what it's going to accomplish, do battle damage assessment and measure what it has accomplished. and with that, build in the graduated authorities that allow, you know, an appropriate individual to take an appropriate level of action. so t
we see a future where cyberbecomes an important capability and inherent in that is the notion that cybersecurity is something that is manageable, that we have under control. but beyond that it's a tool that can be part of our military suite of capabilities and that portion of the activity, our work on cyberoffense plan x is a program that is specifically working toward building really the technology inenfra structure that would allow cyberoffense to move from the world we're in today where it's...
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we do cybersecurity, custodial services and everything in between. i met with a number of these employers. they expressed real concern that the lingering uncertainty over sequestration threatens job security and the ability to remain competitive economically. i fear the consequences of sequestration and what that will mean to small businesses that don't have the same resources as larger counterparts to weather these steep cuts. i visited one company with 200 employees who are developing a laser system for nasa through the small business administration grant. their technology is being deployed with a contract with the defense department to better protect our troops in the field. they're worried about cutbacks. the small business administration's fiscal 2013 budget will be reduced by more than $92 million as a result of sequestration. and more than 1/4 of those cuts will come from the small business loan program, directly affecting small businesses, veteran-owned businesses, female and minority-owned businesses and their ability to hire. as my colleagu
we do cybersecurity, custodial services and everything in between. i met with a number of these employers. they expressed real concern that the lingering uncertainty over sequestration threatens job security and the ability to remain competitive economically. i fear the consequences of sequestration and what that will mean to small businesses that don't have the same resources as larger counterparts to weather these steep cuts. i visited one company with 200 employees who are developing a laser...
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with state and local governments, our partners overseas and the private sector to improve our overall cybersecurity. the budget also focuses resources on the asia-pacific region, reasserting american leadership and promoting security, stability, democracy and economic growth. importantly the budget upholds our solemn obligation to take care of our service members and veterans and to protect our diplomats and civilians in the field. it keeps faith with our veterans, investing in world class care, including mental health care for our wounded warriors, supporting our military families and giving our veterans the benefits, education and job opportunities that they have earned. the budget does all of these things as part of a comprehensive plan that reduces the deficit, all of these initiatives and ideas are fully paid for to ensure they do not increase the deficit by a single dime. by making investments in our people that we pay for responsibly, we will strengthen the middle class, make america a magnet for jobs and innovation and grow our economy which will in turn help us to reduce deficits. but econ
with state and local governments, our partners overseas and the private sector to improve our overall cybersecurity. the budget also focuses resources on the asia-pacific region, reasserting american leadership and promoting security, stability, democracy and economic growth. importantly the budget upholds our solemn obligation to take care of our service members and veterans and to protect our diplomats and civilians in the field. it keeps faith with our veterans, investing in world class...